Emma 1

I've heard only good things about this--things like "gem," "beautiful," "sweet," and "wonderful background art"--so I thought I'd check it out.

I like the pacing. It's very gentle--it has something of the effect that the Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou OAVs tried and failed to duplicate from the YKK manga.

That being said, it might be a little too understated and subtle where the characters are concerned. Emma's so reserved that I can't figure out what her personality is--besides "quiet and kind." The only point at which she stood out from the background was when she was thinking about her glasses, and her memory of seeing birds clearly for the first time.

William is a total...well, he stammers and wibbles a lot. I don't know. Maybe he'll grow on me. I'm not at all sold on the show, but the glasses scene was evocative enough that I'm willing to give it a chance.

Naruto 43

Wow. Wow. Wow. That's really Paku Romi as Temari? She hardly had any lines before, and I couldn't tell. It's like a completely different voice. Romi should do more female parts--her voice is just as gorgeous in the upper registers as the lower, just as rich and expressive.

Me=hardcore fangirl. There's no going back.

~edit~

Figured out who she reminds me of as Temari--Motoko's awesome seiyuu, from Ghost in the Shell--Atsuko Tanaka. She makes the hairs stand up on the back of my neck.